paroli

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To stake (one's money, together with that won by it, on another bet); also, double one's stake. See parley.

n. In faro and similar games, and in the United States in horse-racing also, the act of applying the money staked and the money won on a bet in continuing to bet or as a further stake; also, the staking of double the sum just staked. In the United States usually called parley. See parley.

The Sept-et-le-va was the first great chance that showed the advantages of the game, namely, if the player had won the couch, and then made a paroli by crooking the corner of his card, and going on to a second chance, if his winning card turned up again it became a sept-et-le-va, which was seven times as much as he had laid upon his card.

The Pay, which was when the player had won the couch, and, being doubtful of making the paroli, left off; for by going the pay, if the card turned up wrong, he lost nothing, having won the couch before; but if by this adventure fortune favoured him, he won double the money he had staked.